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How Customized Building Codes Can Improve Climate Resiliency
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How Customized Building Codes Can Improve Climate Resiliency
By Leah Draffen

Amid accelerating global warming, the housing industry faces the need to implement... More

Tags: Residential Construction, NAHB, Codes and Standards, FEMA, Storm and Wind Resistance
FEMA Study Aims to Update Building Codes to Save Buildings From Future Climate Damage
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FEMA Study Aims to Update Building Codes to Save Buildings From Future Climate Damage

A first-of-its-kind study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows that... More

Tags: Codes and Standards, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Hive, Building Codes
FEMA Trailers Used To House The Homeless in Oakland
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FEMA Trailers Used To House The Homeless in Oakland

The 15 state-owned trailers can house up to 70 people. More

Tags: California, Affordable Housing, FEMA, Homeless Housing, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
FEMA Releasing New Flood Plain Maps, 62,000 Properties Could Be Affected Near Tampa
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FEMA Releasing New Flood Plain Maps, 62,000 Properties Could...
Tags: Hurricanes, FEMA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, Florida, Flood
Government Shutdown Negatively Impacting Home Sales
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Government Shutdown Negatively Impacting Home Sales
Tags: FEMA, Florida, Existing Home Sales, Flood
Big Data Determines That Post-Disaster Aid Doesn’t Go to the People Who Most Need It
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Big Data Determines That Post-Disaster Aid Doesn’t Go to the...
Tags: Disaster Relief, Hurricanes, Hurricane Harvey, FEMA, natural disaster
Former FEMA Head and ICC CEO to Lead CA Wildfire Rebuild
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Former FEMA Head and ICC CEO to Lead CA Wildfire Rebuild
By Kathleen Brown

James Lee Witt will direct Rebuild North Bay, a nonprofit founded to coordinate... More

Tags: Disaster Relief, Leadership, Wildfires, FEMA, Disaster Recovery
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Rebuilding Joplin: The Aftermath of a Tornado
By Ted Cushman
Rebuilding Joplin: The Aftermath of a Tornado

Slowly but surely, the city comes back to life after an F-5 killer tornado. More

Tags: Institute for Business and Home Safety, Home Builders Association of Southwest Missouri, Huddleston family, Bob Harrington, Army Corps of Engineers
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New Flood Maps Raise New Land-Use Concerns
By John Caulfield

Will FEMA’s risk-assessment efforts refine or hinder builders’ and developers’ growth? More

Tags: Wisconsin, California, Local Markets, Development, Federal Emergency Management Administration
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Levee Repair Puts Halt to Construction in Sacramento
By John Caulfield
Levee Repair Puts Halt to Construction in Sacramento

A construction moratorium doesn’t stop More

Tags: California, Development, FEMA, Granite Bay Holdings, MDS ­Development
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